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mLIFETOLydia E. Pinkliam'sVegetable CompoundChicago. IH.-I was troubled withroiling and Inflammation ni th tin .' V- ::"3'l tors eald I could notp well unless Ibad an operation.I knew I could notstand the strain orone, bo I wrote toTOU sometime no-nabout my healthand you told mawhat to do. Aftertaking Lydia E.Pinkham'a Veo-eta.1. 1 i .uio vompouna anato-day a well woman." Mrs. Wiixuhj"uvb, woo n . zi st at, cnicago. 111.Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from native roots andherbs, contains no narcotics or harmJul drugs, and toay holds the recordlor the largest number of actual curesof f emale diseases of any similar medi.tine in the country, and thousands ofroluntanr testimonials are on file laSe Knfbam laboratory at Lynn.Mass, from women who have beencured from almost every form offemale complaints, inflammation, nl.perationdi8placements,flbroid tumors.iritieg-I?1'iodl0 PalM.backache;bdigestion and nervous prostration.mT61 man oweslt toteFv0 ve Lydl E. Plnkham'gVegetable Compound a trlaLIf you would like special advicabout your case write a confidential letter to Mrs. Pinkham, atLynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,and always helpful.HiirsBuslnessGollegeGuarantees to -1t yon more for roar moneynnir'her school In the eouth. For theaxt SO day. w. .remaking- th. greateet anJgrantlest offer eier made by any hLi tjAnuria, For p&rtlaulara, writeQ. W. HILL, Principal146 Court Ave. Memphis, Tenn.Xt afflicted with Ianre eyes, use)Thompson's Eys WatsrTwin Extravagances.1 don't suppose there Is anythinggets out of date quicker than a woman's hatr"Unless it Is a battleship. .Perm's Eye Salve for 25o.Believes tired, congested. Inflamed anilsore eyes, quickly stops eye aches. AU' " , Home Vaudevllla.' "So yon Used to be on the stage V"Tes'm; and I done a side-splittingSketch." r .-."Well, let's see what you can do inthe way of a wood-splitting sketch."Youthful Wisdom. .Father Why did my little boy sendhis papa a letter with only a capitalT written on the page while he wasawayTLittle Son Because I thought you'dgo around among your friends with itand say: "My boy is only four yearseld, and Just see the capital letter hewrites I "-Judge. .NO TIME TO L08E.CHINESE MOTHER WAS STERNAnecdote About Che-ung and Her8on, Whom 8he . Hid BeatenWhen He Waa an Old Man., "Li Klng-yeung's mother was calledChe-ung," writes a correspondent ofthe North China Dally News. "Shewas by nature no less stent than Intelligent She was early left a widow.wito a son whose education she pertonally directed. Behind the familyresidence was an old wall.. One daythis wall fell down, when under Itfoundation . was discovered moneyenough to sink a ship. Tho motherthen blessed heaven and said: 'I haveheard that wealth got without laborcan bring only misery to the personwho receives it ' Heaven, because ofmy departed husband's virtuous life.has pitied me In my poverty and dealtliberally with me. I desire, however,only that my orhan son may learn andattain unto perfect understanding. ,, Iwill not touch the money She, therefore, Issued orders that the coinsshould be covered and a house builton the spot'Her son LI King-yeung subsequently became an official and even whenwhite-headed he did not allow thesimplest mistakes of his Inferiors topass unpunished. He was at one timetaotal of ChlUal, and when one of thesoldiers opposed him he ordered thatthe man should be beaten to death.The army was enraged and on thebrink of rejrolt His mother, in theinner apartments, heard of the troubleand straightway came forth into theJudgment hall. There she made herson stand up before her and fiercelyupbraided him."'The emperor,' she said,. 'has Intrusted you with this great trust, butyou have usurped his prerogative and,In administering punishment, you dowhat you list You have caused a manto be. beaten to death who has notbeen guilty of any crime. The harmony of the entire district is Jeopardized. You will compel your old motherto go down Into the grave laden withshame and disgrace. How, moreover,will you dare to face your ancestors rShe then ordered the Uctors standing by, who were full of awe at thescene, to strip the old official of hisrobes and to punish him. They beathim on the back until some of theunderlings came forward and beggedthat the punishment be stayed. Aftera time he was released and the disaffected soldiers returned to their allegiance."CHEERFUL WORDS FOR6UFFERINQ WOMEN.No woman can b healthy with sickkidneys. They are often the truecause of bearing-down pains, headaches, dizziness,a ervousnessetc. Keep thekidneys welland health Iseasily maintained. ' Doan'sKidney FlUsmake strong,healthy kidneys.Mrs. John A.Link, 122 EastPerry St, Buoy-rus, O., says: "Iwas so terribly afflicted with kidneycomplaint, I could not stir out of bed.I was attended by several doctors butthey all failed to help me. Doan's Kidney Pills gave me relief after I hadgiven up all hope and soon cured me.I have had no kidney trouble In threeyears."Remember the name Doan's. .For sale by all dealers. 60 cents abox. Foster-MUburn Co, Buffalo, N, T.S?t3H'jr.:oa in these verdictsOualnt Ideas and Expressions Recorded as Having Been Renderedby Coroner's Juries.-. Keren-tag to a verdict recentlygiven by a coroner's Jury that deathwas "caused by the medical evidence,'the British Medical Journal says"That verdict may be added to thosecited In the report of the seleat committee on death certification, whereDr. Ogle Is quoted as saying: 'Oneverdict came before me a little timeago which was this: "A man diedfrom stone In the kidney, which stonehe swallowed when lying on a aravelpatfl in a state of drunkenness." Thatwas given as a verdict. I thoughtsome joke bad been played, andwrote down about It, and found it was. absolute fact Another one islike this: "Child three months oldfound dead, but no evidence whetherborn alive."'" , These novel Judgments recall that an up-state newspaper not long ago spoke of takingmurdered man's "post-mortem" statement: ,UNSIGHTLY COMPLEXIONS' The constant use of Cutlcura Soar).assisted Dy Cutlcura Ointment, fortoilet, bath and nursery purposes notonly preserves, purifies, and beautifiesman tbey used to be, and for this bet- the skin, scalp, hair and hands, andAt the One Horse.Jere L. Sullivan, the head of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Interna-1tlonal alliance, said in Cincinnati,apropos of Labor Day:"Our American hotels are betterterment my organization deserves nolittle credit"We have today no such hotels asthe One Horse of Tin Can, where, ifyou asked for a bath, they used togive you a shovel and tell you to godown to the hollow and dam theoreek.An English earl once visited theOne Horse hotel. The landlord without ceremony led him outside, pointed to a window on the fifth floor, andsaid:Thar's yer room.'"Made Him Rldloulous.Joseph Letter, in an Interview onhis yacht Chantecler, said, with asmile:Please quote me accurately. In anInterview, you know, the slightest Inaccuracy can make a man ridiculous.It is like the Frenchman, who thoughthe had a very fair knowledge of English, nevertheless, said to a father:Aha! Tou son, he resemble you.A chip off the old blockhead, helnT 1Exchange.prevents Inflammation, irritation andclogging of the pores, the commoncause of pimples, blackheads, rednessana roughness, yellow, oily, mothy andother unwholesome conditions of thecomplexion and skin. AU who delightin a clear skin, soft white hands.clean, wholesome scalp and live, glossynair, will find Cutlcura Soap most successful In realizing every expectation.Cutlcura Soap and Ointment are admirably adapted to preserve thehealth of the skin and scale of Intanis ana children, and to preventminor blemishes or inherited skin humors becoming chronic, and may beused from the hour of birth. CutlcuraRemedies are sold throughout the civilized world. Send to Potter Drug &inem. Corp., sole proprietors, Boston.for their free Cutlcura book, 82 pagesof invaluable advice on care and treatment of the skin, scalp and hair,A Phenomenon, Indeed!Four-year-old Elmer and his familyhad Just moved to the country, andAlice in Wonderland hadn't anythingon Elmer In that land of green grassand wonderful creatures..llfL.Jthe,totJhInKsJto..bia .himwelcome was a friendly old hen witha very new brood of "peep'peeps.1And no Buddhist at his shrine couldhave been more assiduous in his devotions than was that city-bred babyto the strutting mother and her fluffballs.Now It happened that one day Elmer s father observed a cat, unattached and lanky, casting what hetook to be a hungry eye at those samechickens. Looking around for aharmless but effective missile, he discovered a bag of soup beans right athis band, and thereby hangs this tale.For a short time afterward little Elmer ran into the house with his facecrimson with excitement."Oh, mamma!" he shouted. "Lookat these little eggs I found In thegrass! The peep-peeps laid them!'And opening-his hand, he discloseda half dozen soup beans.ANOTHER BUMP FOR GENIUS.8cant Pasturage.I am afraid that moths will getInto, my bathing suit," said Maude.'It would be a Bhamo," replied May-mle.- "The poor things would starveto death."(pavDeafness Cannot Bo Curedby locml applications, m they oannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There si only one way toeure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies.Deafness Is caused by an Inflamed condition 01 themucous llnlnf ol the Eustachian Tube. When thistube Is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely dosed. BeafDesa Is the result and unless the Inflammation can betaken out sod this tube restored to Its normal condition, bearing wilt be destroyed forever; nine casesout of ten are caused by Catarrh, which a nothingBut an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.We will give One Hundred Dollars for any can jfDeafness fCauftSd bv catarrh that nuiMit he rnmlt7 Hail's Catarrh Cure. Send tor circulars, free.r. 1. et CO.. Toledo, OBold by Druggists, 7M.Tale Hall's Family Pills lor constipation.At the County Fair.Visitor And so that is what theycall - the . wild horse of Patagonia.What do you feed It?Zoo Attendant Wild oats.,.-ey 'The Amateur Poet Whatever I do,I do with my whole soul.His Wife (sadly) I know you do,dear, but It would be such a help Ifyou'd give It up and do things withyour hands.STOMACH MISERY VANISHESHOOFING. Sl.OO per Square-CompleteWith Nails and Cement for Lana narkedInside each roll. Our Duck Brand Is arubber and asphalt roofing- of .splendidquality for barns, chicken houses, cabins,etc. Cheapest and best on market. Wealso handle Galvanized Roofings: Tanksand General (Supplies. Pldg-eon-ThomuIron Co.. "The Roofing Folks." M. OA w2d St,, Memphis. Send this ad with order.Bug Hey! Wait a minute, Mrs.Snail.Mrs. Snail I can't stop, now; I amgoing to town to do some Christmasshopping, and it's November nowl"Don'tArgufy"A single dish ofPostToastieswith sugar and creamthe whole storytellsThe Memory Lingers'Postum Cereal Company, Ltd,Battle Oreek, at Ion.Art of Being Agreeable.The true art of being agreeable Isto appear well pleased with all thecompany, and rather to seem well entertained with them than to give entertainment to them. A man thus disposed, perhaps, may not have muchlearning, nor any wit; but If he havecommon sense, or something friendlyIn his behavior, It conciliates men morethan the brightest talents without thisdisposition; and later, a man of sucha turn Is almost sure to be treatedwith respect.It Is true, indeed, that he should notdissemble and flatter, in company; buta man may be very agreeable, strictlyconsistent with truth and sincerity, bya prudent silence where he cannot concur, and a pleasant assent where hecan.Now and then you meet with a person so exactly formed to please thathe will gain upon everyone that hearsor beholds htm; this disposition is notmerely the gift of nature, but frequently the effect of much knowledge ofthe world and a command over thepassions. Christian Science Monitor.A Sunshiny House.A new Brooklyn house which waserected on a lot between two otherbuildings was designed In Its Interiorarrangement by a woman who lovedsunlight She accordingly sought tostimulate It for the dark days whichmust inevitably come In the year'scalendar. Every room and nan wastinted a soft, delicate yellow, yet therewas no monotony in the tone, as thesituation and plan ol each roombrought out different gradations of thecolor.A series of arches in the entrancehall made a fine tone effect In thetop story the rooms had skylights ofamber glass; a most dsbuuiui tone re,iitnd from these skylights. Therewas always such a cheerful tone Inthe rooms, no matter how gray theday, that good spirits prevailed there,and' the good health of the family wasoften attributed to the yellow tintedwalls and tho amber glass skylights.Indigestion, Gas, Sourness and Dys-.pepsla Go and Your 8tomach FeelsFine in Five Minutes.If your meals don't tempt you, orwhat little you do eat seems to fillyou, or lays like a lump of lead Inyour stomach, or if you have heartburn or a sick, sour, upset or gassystomach, that is a sign of Indigestion.Ask your Pharmacist for a 60-centcase of Pape's Dlapepsin and take alittle just as soon as you can. Therewill be no sour risings, no belchingof undigested food mixed with acid,no stomach gas or heartburn, fullnessor heavy feeling in the stomach, Nausea, Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or Intestinal griping. This willall go, and besides, there will be noundigested food left over in the stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors.Pape's Dlapepsin la certain cure forout-of-order stomachs, because it prevents fermentation and takes hold ofyour food and digests it Just the sameIf your stomaoh wasn't there.Relief in five minutes from all stomach misery Is waiting for you at anydrug store here in town. . , .These large 60-cent cases of Pape'sDlapepsin contain more than sufficientto thoroughly cure any case of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Gastritis or anyother stomach disturbance.Somehow the average motherdoesn't think she is doing her dutyunless she spoils her children.Not a Bad Chap After All.Hawks Oh, well, Jones Isn't sucha bad fellow, after all.Taylor What makes you say that?"Well, he wouldn't lend me the $10I asked him for, but he didn't takeadvantage of the opportunity to giveme good advice."What Mniine Bye Remedy TtoeVyes Is to Hnf resh, .lansfl, Strengthen and Stimulate llealthfiil Circulation Promoting NormalCundlilons. Try Murine la roar Bret.Every time a man is mistaken for adeer It counts one for the deer, who Isvery well satisfied.On the Senators.The wit of Bishop Seth Wardamuses Nashville frequently.'Bishop Ward, In company with twosenators, came forth from a Nashville reception the other day and entered a waiting motor car.'Ah, bishop," suld one of his companions, "you are not like your , master. He was content to ride an ass."Ward answered, "but there's no suchanimal to be got nowadays. Theymake them all senators."TO DB1T1 OFT MALARIAASD IJlia UP TTTK SYSTEMStandard UHUVBH TAHTBl.KsSTate the OldCl'll TON10. Tou anow what you are taking.showing It is simply Ouinino and Iron In a tasteless form. Tho Oulnlne drlros out the malariaand tne Iron builds up the sytitem. Sold by allSealers Cor HO yeara 'Frioe so cents.Womeu seem to live faster thanmen. Many a man has lived to flirtwith the daughter of the woman hecame near marrying.Pneumonia and Consumption ere always preceded by an ordinary cold. 11am-lins Wiznrd Ull rubbed into the chestdraws out the inflammation, breaks udthe cold and prevents all serious trouble.The days of chivalry are not past. Alady entered our office the other dayand we took our feet off the desk.' . !'.. " a ' i I ,eswIJl . sCTmsa.'" hlwSill'tewAl.fOHnt. .. xrra -s-si-i. .Awfeteble Preparation for Assimilatintf (hefaaianttVixsuu.tinfhc Stomachs arid Bowels ofPromotes DitVstinn rru.orf.il-nessand Rest .Contains neitherOpium.Morphine nor MineralNot Nahc oticArjW tSOlHDrSAHVUfrrOIEItMx.SnHmAit SlidApffmimt -hirm S.,d .Aperfecl Remedy for Constipation . Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea,Worms .Convulsions .Feverishness and Loss OF SLEEP.Fac Simile Signature ofThe Centaur Company,NEW YORK.I"si1. 1ForlnfatTtg and CMMre.Th3 Ifind You HrjAlways DohlBears A SSignature IJj"guaranteed under Ihe Food"Exact Copy of WrappersioUsoFor OverThirty YearmVMS eesrraiM eesisiaKT, New nsa sunkDry Your Goihes on a Wet WashdayWith a New Perfection Oil HeaterWhen clothes can't bo hunjoutside, and must be dried in8om or cellar, the New Perfectionil Heater quickly does the woifeof sun and air. You can hang upthe wet clothes, light your Perfection Oil Heater, open the dampertop, and the heat rises and quicilydries the clothes.Do not put off washing tawait a sunny day in order to avoid:mildew. Dry your washing anjjday with hot air from amaaaa puna.ofAhsolately tmokelest and oJorUaIt fives fust as much heat as you desire. It is safe, odorIeaand smokeless.It has an automatic-locking flame spreader, which'Isrevents the wick from beinu turned high enough to smoke, ant$s easy to remove and drop back, so the wick can be quicklycleaned. Burner body or gallery cannot become wedged, bocause of a new device in construction, and can always be easilyunscrewed for rewicking.An Indicator shows the amount of oil In the font. Filler-cap docs'not tveesTto be screwed down, but is put in like a cork in a bottle, and is attached to thfont by s chain. Finished In japsn or nickel, strong and durable, well-made, builtfor service and yet light and ornamental. It has s cool handle and s damper topPtakrs Eutrueitrt. If ml at yam. mtit for dexrtOtiDt circularto ih Httml timet of tht ejawaussa-Standard Oil Company(Iscorooratadl IVDttOLDHCAY..ant-wAT LAST!A liquid diet will smoke tie fanners msat. Thinkol itl No more smoke house no more longwm ol tedious labor.We absolutely f oaraatee our u'ouirl anna aseep mealsweet end freefrom skippers.It Is harmless.die chemical action being the tame as gat smoke.1 ry this new and belter way. Money back2 it fails.FOR SALE EVERYWHEREAsk for our free booklet on the care andraising of hogs.f igaro Co., Dallas, TexasAm MW WAY to rotOAfmvrmm.The "GUESS THE WEIGHT OF THE HOG" Contest eloaee Norember let. eiterwhich winners names will appear here.HOilEYTMSpiJGm Ws toll yon hewi andj.'Sf) V-- 4 51 JW bl aurt prioas. VjJaTV 'TUf --'SV MWrite forrforDasaaa f!S rE..-J-3rMwauiypiiosiuLI St. SABEL S SONS. frtWttiffiCSaouismu, sr. Ill KJsf mjlJMtonlPan,HI4ra, B I ftT M.wd. .iauae4 lata. QtaV 4ttf-sMrs. iVlnslows Soottilna- 8mm.frtrRhlldrtin toAlhlna, softens th Kutns, ri-duoesln.Summation ,al laysjtsln.auras wlaq oullg. a a bouiaIt is better to inherit a fortune thanto marry one.REST AND HEALTHat Eureka Springs, Heber Springs andArmstrong Springs. Ark.. in the OzarkMountains. Write ,O. D. WHITNEYTraffic Manager, M. St N. A. R. R., Eureka Springs, Ark., for water analysis,rates, and how to get there.PARKER'SHAIR BALSAMOlMtwat sum! bearrtiflea th bavfir.ProinoMI ft luxuriant aTTowth.Never rtUla tp Heator OrrHulr to its Youthful Color. ;Owm wlp dlswiaV hafr iaWii,axw,nq i.(H),t UruggHf2 GRAPE VINES FREEBy mall to all who send fo (or packlna; auaaapostage. Propagating Grape Vines 1st smsVspecialty. We grow better Tinea and aaU ShesSfcheaper than most other nurseries. We kasf.orer one million and will give swsr, aa .fcoejlvstatsd, 10,000 to advertise and aeil to riaSjiCatalog-no free.LtWIS ROESCH A SON, Fredonle. N.ROOSEVELT'S GREAT BOtrt."African Game TrailsrK.eedrd a man In starf ailsto sell tills famous aaw Bi4Bring- It to tlio tammaetl.your looallty Ws glT rfmonopoly ox field ord ana sonmmlsBion. Tivke this B-rohnneo. Wrltolor proapaasisuCharles Scribnefs Sets) iUS IK. a.) tirtk Iloner's Sets) i1 aia, Saa SasV-mmmi STP.cH-,:.Tr-othr starchis only 11 onncss same prloe awe"OSFIANCS" 18 SUPERIOR OUAUTsW, mlgW. N. U., MEMPHIS, NO. 48-1B1SkYMi tefe IB.Beoauseof thoaa ugly, grlzily, gray hairs, ua "LA CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. PRICE, i.oo. rotalK